Another related issue is that the casinos were fostering a debt problem by loaning far more than people could pay back. A supermarket clerk making $18,000 annually and no other significant assets was granted a loan of $300,000 from a casino.
The game of chicken, also known as the hawk-dove game or snowdrift game, is a model of conflict for two players in game theory.
Definition of flyâbyânight. 1  1 : one that seeks to evade responsibilities and especially creditors by flight. 2  2 : one without established reputation or standing; especially : a shaky business enterprise.